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Telesat jobs
Telesat is a satellite communications operator based in Ottawa, Canada, and is building the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation. Most of its openings are in Ottawa, with others in Quebec and the United States.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 55 open jobs at Telesat.
a pay range on 0% of its open roles
Latest Telesat openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCWorkday Developer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Ottawa, Ontario · 4d agoDetails
Senior Spectrum Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Ottawa, Ontario · 1w agoDetails
Lead Mil-Ka Senior System Engineering Specialist (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Ottawa, Ontario · 2w agoDetails
Senior Python Test Automation Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Ottawa, Ontario · 2w agoDetails
Sales Enablement Specialist (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Ottawa, Ontario · 2w agoDetails
Senior Account Executive, Andean Region (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Bogota, Colombia or Miami, FL (Remote) · 2w agoDetails
SysOps Software Architect (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Ottawa, Ontario · 2w agoDetails
Senior User Terminal System Engineering Specialist (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Ottawa, Canada or Bethesda, US · 3w agoDetails
Systems Engineering Specialist (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Ottawa, Ontario · 3w agoDetails
User Terminal Project Coordinator (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Ottawa, Ontario · 1mo agoDetails
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Telesat at a glance
Telesat is a satellite communications operator based in Ottawa, Canada, and is building the Telesat Lightspeed low Earth orbit constellation. Most of its openings are in Ottawa, with others in Quebec and the United States.
55 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Telesat's name?
Telesat's own sites: telesat.com.
What Telesat pays
Given posting by postingA range on 0% of its open jobs
The board shows a pay figure only where a posting states one. That is too few ranges for a typical Telesat figure today; the jobs below each carry whatever range their posting gives.
| Discipline | Open jobs | Middle half | Top figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programs & Business | 20 | No range given | Not given |
| Systems, Integration & Test | 12 | No range given | Not given |
| Ground Software & IT | 8 | No range given | Not given |
| Launch & Mission Operations | 6 | No range given | Not given |
| Flight Software & GNC | 5 | No range given | Not given |
| RF, Communications & Payloads | 2 | No range given | Not given |
| Quality & Mission Assurance | 1 | No range given | Not given |
| Supply Chain & Facilities | 1 | No range given | Not given |
What Telesat looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Telesat is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
An engineering or technical background; many operators come from the military, and shift work is common.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
An electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics.
Telesat's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
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Open jobs at Telesat since Mar 2024
How many jobs Telesat's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Mar 2024: 79 · low 40 (Jun 2026) · Oct 2026: 54 · today 55
Every month's count
- Mar 2024: 79
- Sep 2024: 62
- Dec 2024: 62
- Mar 2025: 62
- Jul 2025: 48
- Aug 2025: 48
- Sep 2025: 67
- Jun 2026: 40
- Oct 2026: 54
- 6 Nov 2026: 55 (the board today)
Questions about Telesat
How do I apply to Telesat?
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What does Telesat pay?
Only 0% of its open roles give a range today, not enough for a typical figure. The board shows a pay figure only where a posting states one. Where a Telesat posting does give one, the role below shows it.
Which disciplines is Telesat staffing?
Of its 55 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (20), systems, integration & test (12) and ground software & IT (8).
What does Telesat ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each Telesat posting.
How fresh is this list of Telesat roles?
We read Telesat's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Telesat keeps it up, dated with our last check.
Telesat versus similar employers
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